Browsing for other lotus flowers on the web, I found a tutorial for origami lotus flowers here.

The Lotus Flower symbolizes purity and divine birth. out of the mud grows a beautiful flower. The unfolding flower embodies the endless ocean of creation.Because it has buds, blossoms and seed pods simultaneously on the same plant, it represents the past, present and future.

I stumbled also on this meaning of the lotus: it should be a symbol for the awakening of the inner life: hihi, is that the reason why my lotus leaves look a bit like hearts? Valentine is already peeping!! :-)

On Etsy I found the most beautiful interpretations of the Lotus flower, just click on the pics to enter the shops.